Improvement in boots and shoes



JOHN A. E'., MORONEY.

Boots and Shoes.

N0. 122,632.. Patent'edJan.9,1872.

NITED STATES JOHN A. E. MORONEY, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,632, dated January9, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. E. MORONEY, of Pontiac, in the county ofOakland and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Boots and Shoes; and do hereby declare that thefollowin g is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in cutting the side pieces of bootsand shoes in such a manner thattheir rear edges will overlap each otherfar enough to bring the seams on the sides instead of directly in rear,as now generally done.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a rear view, and Fig. 3 a horizontalsection of so much of a boot or shoe as will illustrate my invention.

A A represent the two side pieces of a boot or shoe, which are cut somuch larger than is usually done that their rear edges will over lapeach other. there will be a seam, to, on each side instead of directlyat the rear.

The usual seam in the rear is always objectionable and annoying; but bycutting the side pieces so as to form one seam on each side this isentirely obviated.

The space between the seams a a may be stitched with any kind of fancysewing, if desired, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- v A boot or shoe having itsside pieces out large enough to allow their rear edges. to overlap eachother, so as to bring a seam on each side instead of directly at therear, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this11th day of September, 1871.

JOHN A. E. MORONEY.

Witnesses:

When then sewed together

